1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 847 959 Land in farms ..................acres.. 337 893 334 193 Average size of farm .......acres.. 399 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 625 150 503 Average per acre .........dollars.. 546 455 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 542 32 992 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 240 180 to 499 acres .................... 280 343 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 780 883 acres.. 255 113 254 568 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 707 809 acres.. 144 924 146 977 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 175 222 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 995 37 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 400 39 247 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 256 14 851 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 739 22 787 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 183 219 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 152 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 118 $100,000 or more .................... 122 91 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 205 29 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 978 30 253 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 848 959 $1,000.. 7 858 7 852 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 267 8 188 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 530 604 Other ............................... 317 355 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 423 493 200 days or more ................... 253 286 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 552 631 number.. 46 645 44 551 Beef cows ..................farms.. 477 529 number.. 21 705 19 796 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 60 number.. 1 269 1 322 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 580 639 number.. 29 782 29 958 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 166 number.. 31 966 33 209 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 137 186 number.. 63 932 59 442 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 48 number.. 2 338 2 189 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 56 number.. 778 1 408 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 281 357 acres.. 24 399 20 543 bushels.. 2 771 666 2 103 293 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 24 27 acres.. 761 1 001 tons, green.. 9 378 13 792 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 54 91 acres.. 3 276 4 722 bushels.. 270 189 404 987 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 180 48 acres.. 12 370 2 304 bushels.. 565 129 79 531 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 372 475 acres.. 56 121 71 626 bushels.. 1 840 811 2 287 384 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 555 587 acres.. 51 489 48 301 tons, dry.. 83 183 75 094 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .